Belgium guide · Cost · 3 min read
Cost to study in Belgium from Nepal: low tuition, and the costs people forget.
Belgium is one of the best-value English-taught master's in Western Europe: tuition at Flemish universities was €4,500 to €12,000 a year on our shortlists. You show about €1,062 a month in living funds for 2026/27, pay the visa and Immigration Office fees, and travel to New Delhi to lodge the visa. Year 1 costs about Rs 30.4 to Rs 43.3 lakh, often less than a single year in the UK.
The short version
- Year 1: about Rs 30.4 to Rs 43.3 lakh.
- Tuition at Flemish universities on our shortlists: €4,500 to €12,000 a year.
- Funds: about €1,062 a month for 2026/27 (about Rs 21.8 lakh for 12 months).
- Budget the trip to New Delhi for the visa, plus the visa and Immigration Office fees.
- A room: about €450 to €700 a month in Leuven, Ghent or Antwerp; more in Brussels.
Year 1, in rupees
At Rs 171.38 per EUR (18 Oct 2026):
| Item | EUR | Rupees |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition (our shortlists) | 4,500 to 12,000 | about Rs 7.7 to 20.6 lakh |
| Living funds, 12 months | about 12,744 | about Rs 21.8 lakh |
| Visa and Immigration Office fees | about 500 | about Rs 86,000 |
| Trip to New Delhi for the visa | about Rs 25,000 to 50,000 | |
| Year 1 | about Rs 30.4 to Rs 43.3 lakh plus flight and insurance |
Rent, city by city
| City | Student room a month |
|---|---|
| Brussels | €550 to €850 |
| Leuven | €450 to €700 |
| Ghent | €450 to €650 |
| Antwerp | €450 to €700 |
| Hasselt | €400 to €550 |
Why Belgium is good value
| At a glance | Belgium (Flanders) | UK | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition a year (our shortlists) | €4,500 to €12,000 | £15,500 to £26,000 | €9,000 to €20,000 |
| Living funds | About €1,062 a month | £1,171 a month outside London | €1,130.77 a month |
| After graduating | Search year, 12 months | Graduate visa, 2 years then 18 months | Orientation year, 12 months |
From our files. Ujjwal Basnet from Dhading (BE Civil, 79%) had a strong profile and Rs 15 lakh for the first year. We searched by budget first, then by field, and Hasselt came out on top: low Flemish tuition kept him inside his budget for an MSc in Transportation Sciences. His sponsor’s documents were rebuilt to match Belgian requirements line by line.
The hidden costs
- The New Delhi trip: travel, a few nights’ stay, and the risk of a second trip if a document is missing.
- Medical and police certificates: small fees, but they take time.
- Legalisation or translations if asked.
- Rent deposit: often up to two or three months.
